Lighting and ignition device.



J. BERG. LIGHTING AND IGNITION DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18, 1912.

1,076,943. Patented Oct. 28, 1913.

wci'izesse 26 i r Z 5/ W M of the United States, residing at Chicago,1n

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J BERG, OF CHIGAGO," ILLINQIS, 'ASSIGNGR 'TC METAL- SPEGIALTIES *MANUFAG TUBING'COIPANY, '01 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CGBPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

LIGETI NG L ND IGNITION i DEVICE.

Specification-o1 iLetter's Patent. Application filed' September 18, '1912. Serial No."720,963.

Patented oct.- 2s',1913.

To-ell whom it may concern:

Be it knownathatL'JoHN Bane, acitizen the :county ofGook and-State ofv Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvementin .Lighti-n and Ignition Devices, of

which the followln is a specification.

This invention re ates :particularly to elec tric lighting andignitiondevices. i

In the preferred form, it comprises a combination exploring lamp and cigar, l1 hter, such a device-being particularly-use :in

connection with automobiles, .niotorcycles and the like.

The primary *objectiof invention-ai s to provide a devioe'of the character indicated of improved and constructionand improved operation;

The invention, is i]lustiiated .preferred embodiment. 7

drawing, in which v Figure 1..is. a fside' .elevational view .of a' combination exploring ..lamp and cigar lighterconst-ructed in accordance with my invention, Fig: 2, a longitudinal sectional view takenas indicated at line 2 ,of 'Fig. 3,

' in which, however, ."theigniter socket and w as indicated 'at i 1 sectional view ofithejigniter takenas indi- 'catedf'at line Tof'Fig. 5; Fig. 8, a sectional .lamp

lamp' socket-andthe igniter and lamp mounted thereinv ar shown in elevation F g. '3, an enlar ed 'onalwiewjtaken as 1ndi- 'catedat ineg3 f" Fig. 2";5Fig.'.i4,- abroken elevational,viewj'sliowin ,na. detail of the circuit-closing button w ich operates the lamp; Fig.15, a plan'view of the vigniter do tached from them-handle,- thei perforate mica disk thereof being shown brokenl'y; Fig. 6, an enlarged broken sectionaliview showing the manner] in which-the lamp socket and igniter sockets are .carried, on the internal mounting: employed, the section being taken ine'Gof'Fig; 5; Fig. 7,'a

view .of-the .igniter socket taken as indicated at line 8'of1Fig. 6"; and Fig. .9, an elevational view showing. as modification of the socket-' mounting-as whemthe device .is to be used for one purposegonly.

Referring to Figs. vice compr1ses, in its preferred embodiment, a handle .A; an internal socket-mounting B housed in said handle and equipped with a 1am -socket-B and an igniter-socket'B a ulb C mounted in the socket B and in .the accompanying l'to inclusive, the de-.

socket B .The .tubular orhollowrhan'dle A base. chamber or. bore 1 which accommodates the mountin B. The-rear end of the handle has a re uced opening 2through which the conductors 3 and 4, which may connect with i any suitable source :of electric energy such as a battery, enter the handle. The bore 1 is of suitable vsize at-the other end of the handle to receive the lamp-socket B snugly therein. vThe socket-mounting B preferably comprises. the ,metalbars or forks'f), .6 and 7, of which; the bar 5 carries the lamp-socket and igniter-socket, while the forks 6 and 7 serve, respectively, as circuit-closers for the lamp andigniter. The manner of ,mounting the socketson the bar or fork 5 will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 2, 3, 6 and The bar 5. has its forward end 8 bent at right-angles to-itbOdy-portion and extending through a lateral: slot 9 in the base-portion'of the socket'B The socket B which comprises. a thin internally threaded metal shell, has an inturned'bottom flange 10, in contact with which the member '8 lies. The parts are secured. together by a screw 11 which passes through insulating washers l2 and13, one of which is disposed in the socket disposed below or back of thefb'ottom flange 10. The screw passes through a threaded whilethe socket B is in'electric connection with the, arm'5 by which it is carried;

side of'the arm'5 near the bent 'ei'rtremityS thereof; It comprises an internally threaded metal shell having; its inner or base portion equipped withv an inturned flange 16. A" clip or washer 'l7-is' insertedin the socket, and has a shank-18 "which projects laterally through a slot 19 in the bas'eportion of the socket and isturned or.ben't to engage the edge portion of thebar 5. 'A screw 20 connects the parts, the screw having' its, shank threaded into a nut 21equipped with a contact-arm 22. 'Insulation' washers 23 and 24 serve to insulate the screw and contact member 22 from the-otherparts. The head of the screw 20 is disposed in the socket B and affords an internal central terminal.

-.anigniter or cigar-lighter D mounted in the.

perforation in a metaljmember 14', provided with a contact'arm 15. Thehead of the screw serves as an 'internal'c'entral terminal,

The socket B in mounted on the outer B above the member 8, while the other is The electric light bulb C, when threaded into the socket B makes contact in the usual manner with the shell of the socket B and the head of the screw 11. The igniter makes contact in a similar manner with the shell of the socket B and the head of the screw 20, as will be understood from the construction which will now be described.

The igniter D preferably comprises a metallic cup 25 having its base portion 26 fitted with an externally threaded tubular shank 27 adapted to screw into the socket B insulating material 28 filling the tubular shank 27 and partially filling the cup 25; a central post or. conductor 29 whose lower end projects below the shank 27 and afiords a central terminal adapted to contact with the head of the screw 20; an out-er post 30 rising from the base portion of the cup 25 with which it is in electric contact; a resistance coil 31 of convolute form, having its inner end attached to the central post 29 and having its outer end attached to the post 30; a perforate disk 32 of mica, or the like, disposed above the resistance coil; and a washer or retainer ring 33 serving to hold the mica disk in place.

It is preferred to provide the upper or outer portion of the post 29 with a bore in which the inner end of the resistance coil 31 is inserted and secured by a wedging pin 34. Likewise, the stud or post 30 is provided with a bore into which the outer end of the resistance coil is extended and secured by a wedging pin 35. The insulating material 28 may be introduced while in plastic form, and it is preferred to set in said plastic material radially disposed mica strips 36 whose upper edges project somewhat above the outer surface of the material 28 and serve to support the convolutions of the resistance coil. It will be noted that a small air-space 37 is thus provided below the resistance coil, so that it will be unnecessary to heat the material 28 when the device is being used for cigar lighting purposes.

The contact member 6 is adapted to be pressed inwardly against the contact member 15 to light the lamp by means of a push button 38; and the contact member 7 is adapted to be pushed inwardly into contact withthe contact member 22 by means of a push-button 39. These buttons project through lateral openings 38" and 39 in the handle. It is preferred to partially encircle the handle with a combination name-plate and button-retaining-plat-e 40, which may be secured, as by screws 41. The button 39 is adapted to be pressed inwardly so that the circuit for the cigar-lighter will remain closed only so long as the button is held pressed inwardly. The button 38 is adapted to be pressed inwardly and shifted, so that the contact member 6 can be locked in contact with the contact member 15, thus keeping the lamp lighted as long as desired. To this end, the ferrule or curved plate 40 is provided with a T-slot 42; and the outer portion of the button 38 is provided with a circumferential slot 38 adapted to move in the restricted portion of the opening when the button is shifted, thereby to lock the button in its inwardly pressed position. It will be understood that the members 6 and 7 are resilient, so that they will force the buttons outwardly when free to doso. As clearly appears from Fig. 3, the buttons are angularly disposed with relation to each other, but are located in substantially the same transverse plane to facilitate manipulation.

In the modification shown in Fig. 9, B

represents a mounting equipped with a single socket 13' which corresponds with the socket 13 shown in Fig. 6. The socket B is adapted to receive either the igniter B or the lamp-bulb G, as may be desired. it will be noted that this construction is like the construction-already described, except that the socket B is dispensed with, and the fork or contact member 7 is dispensed with.

It will be noted from Fig. 2 that the conductors 3 and 4 are connected with the extremities of the bars5 and 6, and that the bars 5 and 6 are separated from each other by insulation strips 43. The shank of the member 7 is in electrical contact with the shank of the member 6. It will be understood that the member 5 serves with either the fork'6 or the fork 7 to establish a circuit, depending upon whether the electric light or the igniter is being used.

It may be added that the conductors 3 and 4 may be inserted wholly through the handle before being connected with the members 5 and 6, after which the mounting may be drawn to its proper place in the handle. The handle is fitted with a reflector 44 which has a tubular shank 45 fitted on the front end of the handle and removably secured by means of screws 46.

From the foregoing description, it will be understood that the improved construction is simple and capable of ready manipulation, either as an exploring lamp or as a cigar lighter.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only, and no undue limitation should be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible in view of the prior art.

WVhat I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character set forth, the combination with a hollow handle-piece of a lamp-socket at one end thereof, a lateral socket disposed near the lamp-socket, a mounting for said sockets within the handle,

circuit-closers corresponding with the two sockets and laterally projecting actuating devices for said closers. I

2. In a device of the character set forth,

the combination of a hollow handle-piece, a lamp-socket disposed axially thereof at one end of the handle, a lateral socket, a mounting in the handle carrying said socketsand affording a conductor, central terminals i'n sulatingly members, spring contact members insulatingly carried by said mounting,'and later,- ally projecting actuating buttons for said cont-act members.

3. In a device of the character set forth, the combination with a hollow handle-piece of a lamp-socket at one end thereof, a lateral socket disposed near the lamp-socket, a mounting for said sockets within the handle, circuit-closers corresponding with the two sockets, a laterally projecting push-button adapted to close the clrcuit corresponding with the socket, a laterally projecting pushbutton adapted to actuate the circuit-closer corresponding with the lamp socket, and means for securing said last-named pushbutton in the circuit-closing position.

4. In a device of the character set forth,-

the combination of a hollow-handle, a bar therein constituting a mounting and equipped at one end with a lamp-socket disposed axially of the handle and equipped laterally with a socket projecting laterally through the handle, central terminals insulatingly mounted in said sockets and equipped with in the handle with contact members, circuit-closers insulatingly carried by said mounting, and push-buttons projecting laterally through the handle and adapted to press either one of said circuit-closers to the circuit-closing position.

5. A device of the character described comprising a hollow handle, a metallic bar therein constituting a mounting, a lampsocket carried by one end of said bar and disposed axially of the handle at one end thereof, a laterally extending socket carried by said bar, central terminals insulatingly mounted in said sockets and equipped within the handle with contact members, spring arms insulatingly mounted on said bar and serving as circuit-closers, and later ally projecting, push-buttons "adapted to move the circuit-closers to the circuit-closing position.

6. A device of the character set forth com prising a hollow handle, a metal bar therein constituting a mounting, said-bar having a laterally turned extremity, a lamp-socket mounted on said laterally turned extremity and in electrical contact therewith, a socket mounted on one side of said bar and in electrical cont-act therewith, central terminals in said sockets equipped within the handle back mounted within the sockets and provided within the handle with contactof said sockets with contact members, spring.

circuit-closin arms insulatingly carried by said bar, an means for moving either one of said circuit-closing arms to the circuitclosing position.

7. A device of the character set forth com prising a hollow handle, a metallic bar therein constituting a mounting, a lampsocket, disposed axially of the handle at one end thereof and carried by said bar, a laterally projecting socket carried by said bar,

central terminals insulatingly mounted within said sockets and equipped within the handle with contact members, spring circuit-closing arms insulatingly mounted on said bar,'a retainer-plate embracing the handle, and push-buttons projecting through said retainer-plate and adapted to move the circuit-closing arms to the circuit-closing position.

8. A device of the character set forth comprising a tubular handle, a mounting there in equipped at one end with an axially dis-. posed lamp-socket and equipped adjacent thereto with a laterally extending socket, central terminals insulatingly mounted in saidisockets and equipped back of the sockets with contact members, circuit-closers insulatingly carried by said mounting, means for actuating the'circuit-clos-ers, and electrical conductors extending through the rear portion of the handle and connected,

' one with said mounting and one with said circuit-closers. 9. A device of the character set forth comprising a tubular handle, an axially disposed lamp-socket at one end thereof, a laterally extendingsocket adjacent thereto, a mounting within the handle, terminals insulatingly mounted in said sockets circuit-closers coacting with said contact members, a retainer-plate embracing the handle and equipped with perforations for push-buttons, one of said perforations havof the corresponding opening, for the purpose set forth.

10. In a device of the'cha-racter' set forth,;

the combination of a hollow handle-piece, a mounting therein having a fork equipped with a tubular'socket and having another fork serving as a contact-maker, a central and equippedv back of the sockets with contact members,

terminal insulatingly mounted in said socket and equipped back of the base of the socket with a contact member, and a push-button projecting laterally from the handle and adapted to move said first-named contactmember against said second-named contactmember.

11. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a tubular hand-piece, a

bar therein constituting a mounting, an axierally projecting push-button mounted on ally disposed socket at one end of the handle said handle. and carried by said bar, a central terminal insulatingly mounted in said socket and :JOHN E equipped back of the socket With a contact- In presence ofmember, a circuit-closer insulatingly mount- E. I). STEELE,

ed on the rear'portion of said bar, and a l-at- J. J. LANDESMAN. 

